Being shocked by a 300v capacitor out of an old camera (as i found out) however scary that was.... far far less painful to that of a soldering burn.

I touched it with 1 hand / entry point and then the other hand (through my arm, chest, other arm) i felt the exit strike through my other hand to something else i was holding... made my lower arm tingle and go numb for a while lol...

Being from the UK the only experience of that shop is from the Simpsons, what is the beyond section like?

Lot of Kitchen, sometimes there's real artsy stuff for reasonable. I bet they got counter top. If not then Lowes or like.

He could go for the quick, honorable way out and resurface with polished stone floor tiles and say, look if it was like this before then it woun'taburnt in the first place! Be dead before he hits the floor, just from the look.

First, she has been married to me for nigh on twenty years now, if she didn't expect (and on a certain level even enjoy, methinks) this sort of thing she should have gotten out a long time ago. She knows it.. this particular cow comes with the farm I guess XD

Second, I am attempting to FIX what I have done, and so far have had some reasonable success. Though it will be obvious on close inspection, when I am finished, it should at least blend in from several feet away. Both a blessing and a curse, the counter is mottled, spotted blue with white grey and black bits. I'll be posting photos of the entire process including the original damage.

Suffice to say, it's now a matter of color blending and trying to match those spotty highlights, I was able to work with a quickset plastic epoxy and acrylic art paint to fill the hole, after sanding, roughing, and prepping with a good isopropyl wash.

If we had a counter that was a single color, it would be possible (I think) to blend in perfectly, but with a pattern, it's always going to show a little I think, unless you are a SUPERB artist..